Eleven more days until Rutgers Week, and 11 more teams for us to break down. We’ll keep on moving down Northwestern’s schedule with the first non-conference opponent on the docket: the UTEP Miners.
The Basics
Returning Production: 65% overall (67% percent of offense, 63% of defense) (55/133 overall)
2022 Record: 5-7 (3-5 C-USA)
Coach: Dana Dimel
The Stats (via ESPN’s Bill Connelly)
2022 SP+ Overall: 98th
2022 SP+ Offense: 95th
2022 SP+ Defense: 92nd
2022 Capsule
UTEP was coming off a seven-win season in 2021, which ended a seven-year bowl game drought that included a 2-34 stretch.